The lion is one of Zeus' attributes because a lion is fearless, and stands his ground. Zeus has both of these qualities.
The oak tree represents the strength Zeus used when controlling the universe.
Top 10 Facts 1. Zeus had 3 sister, and 2 brothers. His brothers were Poseidon (God of Water), and Hades (God of the Underworld). His sisters were Hera (Queen of Gods, and Zeus' wife), Demeter (God of Earth), and Hestia (Goddess of Hearth).
2. Zeus' symbols/ attributes include: a thunderbolt, (he uses the thunderbolt to shoot down to people to give them a sign if they are doing something right or wrong) scepter, an oak tree, eagle, cornucopia, aegis, ram, and a lion.
3. Zeus has over 1 names he is distinguished by. i.e.: God, Zeus of Aegis, Zeus the cloud gatherer, Zeus of the Wide Brows, Father Zeus, Son of Cronus, Lord of Hera, Zeus of thunderbolt, Father of Gods/man, The Olympian, Zeus on high, The Sky Dweller, Lord of the Sky, The Rain God, Zeus the thunderer.
4. Zeus had two attendants: Nike, (Victoria) the Goddess of Victory, and Hebe, his cup-bearer, who was also one of his daughters.
5. The name, Zeus, means "sky", or, "bright".
6. Zeus' wife, Hera, was also his sister. She had two daughters, Ares and Hephaestus.
7. Zeus obtained rule if the heavens by the luck of draw against his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus drew heavens, Hades drew underworld, and Poseidon the sea.
8. When Zeus was born, his mother, Rhea, wrapped his in cloth, and hid him underneath a tree. She did this because Zeus' father, Cronus, swallowed each child after they were born because he was told by prophecy he would be overthrown by his son. So Rhea wrapped a rock in cloth, and Cronus swallowed it.
9. After Zeus grew up, he forced his father to spit out the swallowed children by cutting Cronus' stomach open. Thereafter was a war in which Zeus overthrew his father, and became King of the Gods.
10. Zeus did not only marry one of his sisters, he also had another child with one of them. The other sister's name was Demeter. Their daug hter's name is Persephone.
I did the color for the font color above because whenever I think of Zeus, I think of gold, because he is so powerful.
The eagle symbolizes Zeus because he is the god of the sky. The eagle also represents royalty and pride.
This is Zeus, the God of Gods. he was also the god of storms, which lightning at that time ment "The wrath of Zeus" .
1. Zeus had 3 sister, and 2 brothers. His brothers were Poseidon (God of Water), and Hades (God of the Underworld). His sisters were Hera (Queen of Gods, and Zeus' wife), Demeter (God of Earth), and Hestia (Goddess of Hearth).
2. Zeus' symbols/ attributes include: a thunderbolt, (he uses the thunderbolt to shoot down to people to give them a sign if they are doing something right or wrong) scepter, an oak tree, eagle, cornucopia, aegis, ram, and a lion.
3. Zeus has over 1 names he is distinguished by. i.e.: God, Zeus of Aegis, Zeus the cloud gatherer, Zeus of the Wide Brows, Father Zeus, Son of Cronus, Lord of Hera, Zeus of thunderbolt, Father of Gods/man, The Olympian, Zeus on high, The Sky Dweller, Lord of the Sky, The Rain God, Zeus the thunderer.
4. Zeus had two attendants: Nike, (Victoria) the Goddess of Victory, and Hebe, his cup-bearer, who was also one of his daughters.
5. The name, Zeus, means "sky", or, "bright".
6. Zeus' wife, Hera, was also his sister. She had two daughters, Ares and Hephaestus.
7. Zeus obtained rule if the heavens by the luck of draw against his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus drew heavens, Hades drew underworld, and Poseidon the sea.
8. When Zeus was born, his mother, Rhea, wrapped his in cloth, and hid him underneath a tree. She did this because Zeus' father, Cronus, swallowed each child after they were born because he was told by prophecy he would be overthrown by his son. So Rhea wrapped a rock in cloth, and Cronus swallowed it.
9. After Zeus grew up, he forced his father to spit out the swallowed children by cutting Cronus' stomach open. Thereafter was a war in which Zeus overthrew his father, and became King of the Gods.
10. Zeus did not only marry one of his sisters, he also had another child with one of them. The other sister's name was Demeter. Their daug
hter's name is Persephone.
I did the color for the font color above because whenever I think of Zeus, I think of gold, because he is so powerful.